by Franklin Wordsmith | Oct 1, 2019 | Leadership
I remember the first time I heard about the second type of person who says “no” to you at work: Dead Weight Danny. My mother was the chief of the Midwest Property Division for the Department of Defense. She had a job open up, interviewed candidates, and...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Aug 16, 2019 | Persuasion
I remember the first time someone told me I had RBF — which I’d love to reframe as “resting judgment face.”That day I was working as a “mic runner” at an event: getting a handheld mic to audience members so they could ask questions,...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Feb 5, 2019 | Neuroscience
I remember the first time I saw a video of myself speaking. My eyes were closed a lot (I’m a listener, so thinking makes me automatically shut my eyes). And my head was often tilted back.I thought the second issue was related to posture, so I went to a...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Oct 18, 2018 | Neuroscience
As part of a business building workshop, called the Achievers Circle, I decided to shoot a video on the spot.Yup: I was nervous. The lighting was bad. The audio wasn’t as sharp as it usually is (and neither was I).Still, I’m sharing it with you in the...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jan 23, 2018 | Storytelling
A great group of business leaders and I had a blast at last week’s “Real Talk” workshop.While they mentioned many takeaways, here are two that resonated with most of them.(Wish you had been there? Come to the next one on February 23.)There are plenty...
